Laundry case



Jan. 12 1926. 1,569,734

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LAUNDRY CASE.

Application filed May 28, 1924. Serial No. 716,421.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be itknown that I, HOWARD E. PLIMPTON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Norwood, in the county of Norfolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Laundry Case, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to coverings or cases and particularly to animproved laundry case for boxes or fillers which co-act with the case topresent a complete grip or suit case structure.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved case and fillerarranged in such a manner that the filler will hold the case in positionwhile the case in turn will protect the filler against injury and at thesame time present means for holding the filler against collapsing orbreaking when the de vice 1s 1n use.

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a case for acontainer wherein the case may be readily applied and removed at anytime and when applied may be opened and closed without removal.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a perspective View of a caseand filler closed and in position to be carried.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure l but showing the case and filleropen; a

Figure 3 is a perspective view somewhat similar to Figure 2 but showingthe filler alone.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal horizontal sectional view through Figure 1,approximately on line H, the same being on an enlarged scale.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view .through Figure l, approximatelyon line Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicatesWhat may be termed a filler and 2 the casing which is adapted to beapplied to the filler 1. The casing, of course, may be applied to othercontainers but is particularly applicable to a filler similar to fillerl which is formed with front flaps 3 and 4: adapted to be inserted intothe pockets 5 and 6 of the casing flaps 7 and 8. Each of these casingflaps is provided with a reinforcing rod 9to stiffenthe flap and to helpbrace the flaps 3 and 4; when the device is in use.

The filler 1 may be an ordinary cardboard box folded as shown in Figure3 or may be made from fiber or other material folded in a similarmanner. filler 1 is of some comparatively cheap material Whilepreferably the casing 2 is made from a good grade of canvas which notonly covers and protects the filler 1 but presents a pleasingappearance. The casing flaps 7 and 8 merge into the top and bottomsections 10 and 11 of the casing 2 and these sections in turn merge intowhat may be termed the back section 12. End sections 13 are connected tothe top and bottom sections 10 and 11 and to the back suitable lines ofsure will be the filler 1. a

When the filler has been inserted as shown in Figure 2, the flaps 3 and4 are inserted into the pockets 5 and 6 of flaps 7 and 8. Extending fromone of the end members 13 is a front flap or covering member 14 whichextends for the full length of the device shown in Figure 1 and in fact,overlapsthe opposite end. The flap or cover 1a is provided with straps15 and 16 which co-act with the buckles 17 and 18 connected to suitablestraps 19 and 20 secured to the end 13. The cover or flap 14 is providedwith a member 21 which may be of any desired structure and which isadapted to contain a card for receiving an address and also receiving apostage stamp whereby the device may be sent through the mail. In fact,the entire structure is designed particularly for laundry cases to beused by students and, consequently, the filler 1 may be either of cheapconstruction or expensive construction and the casing 2 will act toprotect and hold the parts in proper position. The idea is to permit thestudent to send home articles to be cleaned and to receive back theclean articles in the same way. It is, of course, evident that thedevice may be readily used by others than students and if desired, thecase 2 may be used for covering ordinary suit cases or other containerswhich need the extra protection either by reason of besection 12 bystitching so that an encloprovided for the main body of ing fragile orof expensive material where Preferably, the

to match the casing 2. This strap is connected to the inner face of thecovering member 14L and to the member 21 by suitable lines of stitchingbut is made of a sutlicient length to pass under the bottom 11, over theback 12 and across the top section 10 where it is fastened together by asuitable buckle 23. The top section 10 is provided with a suitable grip24 which may be canvas or any desired material and may be stitched orotherwise secured in place.

What I claim is Y 1. A laundry case, comprising a filler formed with apair of flaps serving as a lid therefor, a casing for said filler havinga side wall formed of a pair of flaps one extending from the top wall ofthe casing and the other from the bottom wall thereof, and said fillerbeing adapted to be fitted in the casing with its lid occurring adjacentthe flaps forming a side wall of said casing, and each flap of thecasing being folded upon itself along its free and longitudinal edge toform a pocket, said pockets being positioned for receiving the freeedges of the flaps of the filler, whereby the flaps of the filler andthe flaps of the casing may be opened and closed together, and a coverflap hingedly secured to one end wall of the easing and adapted to foldupon the casing flaps and extend the entire length of the casing, andmeans for securing the free end of the cover flap to the associated endof the casing.

2. A laundry case, comprising a filler formed with a pair of flapsserving as a lid therefor, a casing for said filler, having a side wallformed of a pair of flaps, one extending from the top wall of the casinand the other from the bottom wall thereoi? and said filler beingadapted to be fitted in the casing with its lid flaps adjacent thecasing flaps, and each casing flap having its free and longitudinal edgebent upon itself to form a pocket, said pockets being fashioned forreceiving the free edges of the lid flaps of the filler, whereby theflaps of the filler and the casing flaps may be opened and closedtogether, a reinforcing rod secured along the free and longitudinal edgeof each casing flap, a cover flap hingedly secured to one end wall ofthe casing and adapted to fold upon the casing flaps and extend thelength of the casing, and means for securing the free end of the coverflap to the associated end of the casing.

HOWARD E. PLIMPTON.

